This weekend I put together a simple arcade design that can be replicated in a couple hours with a 3D printer. Instead of printing the entire thing, I used a spare laser cut control surface but any spare piece of wood could be used. It's a WIP and I'm improving the design as I go. Any suggestions are appreciated

Sorry for the confusion. I meant to encourage the use of whatever piece of wood the reader has on hand for the top plate. I had this left over top surface from a previous build but there's no purpose for those slots. The slots in the top plate are left over and should be ignored. You can see how they're used to slide and lock in place here:http://www.cuddleburrito.com/gamething-diy-guide

Sorry for the confusion. I meant to encourage the use of whatever piece of wood the reader has on hand for the top plate. I had this left over top surface from a previous build but there's no purpose for those slots. The slots in the top plate are left over and should be ignored. You can see how they're used to slide and lock in place here:http://www.cuddleburrito.com/gamething-diy-guide

4 mounting screws, one in each corner of the rectangle seems like the most logical choice when mounting a joystick. But hey, maybe you are really delicate with the joystick while playing fighting games.

4 mounting screws, one in each corner of the rectangle seems like the most logical choice when mounting a joystick. But hey, maybe you are really delicate with the joystick while playing fighting games.

It's a miniature arcade stick, applying anything more than 2lbs to the joystick will send it off your lap. This isn't a stand up cab you're putting your full weight in. I'm confused why it would come loose. However you guys want to play arcade games is fine by me, simply drill more holes in your top plate than I did.

You did but Don't you think you should put a bit more time into it and make it a well designed one BEFORE trying to sell the build plans

I understand some of the confusion. I've made many arcade stick blueprints. Some free, others I've iterated many times. The link you posted is one of my designs I'm selling because a lot of time went into it. The pieces were optimized to minimize material and be cut from a single sheet of MDF. It's true and tested and I welcome constructive criticism on it. However, this thread is for an arcade stick you can 3D print, while you drill some holes in some scrap wood you may have. It's free and I invite people to modify themselves or request changes to the CAD files.

However, this thread is for an arcade stick you can 3D print, while you drill some holes in some scrap wood you may have. It's free and I invite people to modify themselves or request changes to the CAD files.